The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Sunday, announced 1,024 new cases of COVID-19 infections in the country.
The health agency disclosed that Lagos had the highest record of the fresh cases with-653, Plateau-63, Benue-48, Zamfara-45, FCT-42, Rivers-27, Ondo-26, Adamawa-26, Kaduna-22, Edo-18, Ogun-16, Imo-12, Kano-9, Yobe-6, Ekiti-5, Jigawa-4 and Osun-2.
The agency said eight deaths occurred in the country in the last 24 hours, as the fatality figure increased from 1,350 on Saturday to 1,358 on Sunday.
The data from the agency disclosed that 613 patients were discharged in the last 24 hours as the figure of discharged cases stood at 80,030 while 18,699 cases were still active in the country.
NCDC explained that the discharges on Sunday included 253 community recoveries in Lagos State managed in line with guidelines.
Total confirmed cases in Nigeria – 100,087
Total discharged cases – 80,030
Total deaths – 1,358
Breakdown of total cases by state is as follows:
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